Oceania guides
Pacific islands and Australasian gateways, researched one region and one island at a time.
Photo: Grégoire Le Bacon / Tahiti Tourisme
Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, plus Australia and New Zealand. Hawaiʻi sits with Polynesia here even when U.S. statistics file it separately—and Honolulu is the city gateway on Oʻahu, not a stand-in for the whole island chain.
Start with a region hub for the history, cultures, and air routes, then open a country or island page when you are ready to plan.
Region hub
Melanesia
From Fiji’s ferry chains to Vanuatu’s volcanoes, New Caledonia’s French Melanesian lagoons, Papua New Guinea’s operator-led dive and Highlands map, and the Solomon Islands’ quieter Western Province reefs—Melanesia is where Pacific volume tourism and deep linguistic diversity share a map.
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Micronesia
Guam, Palau, the Marianas, FSM, Marshall Islands, and Kiribati—smaller visitor maps, serious diving, and US-facing air corridors across the north Pacific.
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Polynesia
The Polynesian triangle’s lagoons, kingdoms, and diaspora bridges—from French Polynesia and Honolulu to Samoa, the Cook Islands, and Tonga.
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Australia & New Zealand
Continental and large-island Oceania: city bases, long-haul gateways, and the door to island hops farther east—plus Aotearoa’s Polynesian heart.
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Live island & gateway guides
Destination pages already on the site that belong on this desk.
Fiji
Pacific · Fiji
Fiji travel guide for Melanesia’s most connected archipelago: Nadi arrivals, Mamanuca and Yasawa ferries, Coral Coast pacing, Indo-Fijian food, and expect visitor trends past nearly one million arrivals.
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Vanuatu
Pacific · Vanuatu
Vanuatu travel guide for Melanesia’s volcano-and-beach map: Port Vila arrivals, Tanna’s Yasur, Santo’s Champagne Beach and wrecks, Bislama culture, and expect 2025 air-visitor recovery led by Australia.
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New Caledonia
Pacific · France
New Caledonia travel guide for French Melanesia: Nouméa and Tontouta arrivals, Île des Pins, Loyalty Islands, UNESCO lagoon, CFP francs, and expect 2025 visitor recovery after the May 2024 unrest.
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Papua New Guinea
Pacific · Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea travel guide for Melanesia beyond the Fiji brochure: Port Moresby arrivals, Rabaul volcanoes, Highlands culture, Milne Bay diving, Kokoda logistics, and expect 2025 visitor and safety notes.
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Solomon Islands
Pacific · Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands travel guide for Melanesia west of Vanuatu: Honiara arrivals, Western Province diving, Guadalcanal WWII and UXO notes, Marovo Lagoon, and expect 2025 visitor recovery figures.
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French Polynesia
Pacific · France
French Polynesia travel guide for The Islands of Tahiti: Papeete arrivals, Moorea ferries, Bora Bora lagoon logic, Marquesas and Tuamotu side trips, and expect visitor trends for a first Polynesian archipelago trip.
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Bora Bora
Pacific · France
Bora Bora travel guide for French Polynesia’s lagoon icon: Motu Mute (BOB) after Papeete, Mount Otemanu views, overwater motu resorts, Matira Beach, Vaitape logistics, and expect $$$$ Society Islands pacing.
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Moorea
Pacific · France
Moorea travel guide for French Polynesia’s ferry island: Papeete–Vaiare crossings, Opunohu and Cook’s bays, belvédère views, lagoon days, and a softer Society Islands cost curve than Bora Bora.
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Samoa
Pacific · Samoa
Samoa travel guide for independent Polynesia: Apia and Faleolo arrivals, Upolu beaches and To Sua, Savaiʻi ferry days, Samoan culture, and expect 2025 visitor trends led by New Zealand and Australia.
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Upolu
Pacific · Samoa
Upolu travel guide for Samoa’s gateway island: Faleolo (APW), Apia, To Sua and Lalomanu, south-coast fales, and the Mulifanua ferry door to Savaiʻi—with faʻa Samoa logistics that stay unconfirmed.
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Savaiʻi
Pacific · Samoa
Savaiʻi travel guide for Samoa’s larger quieter island: Salelologa ferry arrivals, Saleʻaula lava fields, Alofaaga blowholes, coastal waterfalls, and a loop-road week that rewards buffers over checklists.
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American Samoa
Pacific · United States
American Samoa travel guide for the US territory south of the equator: Pago Pago (PPG), National Park of American Samoa on Tutuila, Ofu, and Taʻū, Hawaiian Airlines from Honolulu, and expect faʻasamoa with its own immigration rules.
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Cook Islands
Pacific · Cook Islands
Cook Islands travel guide for Rarotonga and Aitutaki: Air New Zealand into RAR, Air Rarotonga lagoon hops, Cook Islands Māori culture, NZD pricing, and expect 2025 visitor trends still led by New Zealand.
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Aitutaki
Pacific · Cook Islands
Aitutaki travel guide for the Cook Islands lagoon island: Air Rarotonga from RAR, Arutanga base, Tapuaetai (One Foot Island) cruises, NZD logistics, and expect boat-only motu access.
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Tonga
Pacific · Tonga
Tonga travel guide for the Pacific kingdom: Nukuʻalofa and Fuaʻamotu arrivals, Vavaʻu whale swims and sailing, Tongatapu culture, Sunday logistics, and expect 2025 air-visitor trends.
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Vavaʻu
Pacific · Tonga
Vavaʻu travel guide for Tonga’s northern island group: Neiafu and Port of Refuge, Lulutai from Tongatapu, expect Fiji Airways season links, regulated Jul–Oct humpback swims, sailing, and Sunday logistics.
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Guam
Pacific · United States
Guam travel guide for Micronesia’s US territory hub: Tumon resorts, Chamorro culture, War in the Pacific sites, reef days, and expect Korea–Japan visitor volume into Antonio B. Won Pat (GUM).
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Palau
Pacific · Palau
Palau travel guide for Micronesia’s dive capital: Koror hub, Rock Islands Southern Lagoon, expect United links via Guam and Tokyo, Palauan culture, and 2025 visitor recovery toward a smaller, high-intent map.
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Northern Mariana Islands
Pacific · United States
Northern Mariana Islands travel guide for Micronesia’s CNMI: Saipan resorts and WWII Marpi cliffs, Tinian latte stones, expect United links via Guam, Chamorro and Carolinian culture, and post–Sinlaku recovery honesty.
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Federated States of Micronesia
Pacific · Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia travel guide: United Island Hopper into Pohnpei, Chuuk, Yap, or Kosrae; Nan Madol and Chuuk Lagoon wreck diving; Compact logistics; and expect low visitor volume across four states.
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Marshall Islands
Pacific · Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands travel guide for Micronesia’s atoll republic: Majuro and Amata Kabua International (MAJ), United Island Hopper logistics, Laura Beach and lagoon diving, Bikini UNESCO context, and expect low visitor volume.
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Kiribati
Pacific · Kiribati
Kiribati travel guide for Micronesia’s date-line republic: Tarawa (TRW) and Kiritimati (CXI), Fiji Airways and Nauru Airlines logistics, WWII Betio, fly fishing, and expect low visitor volume across Gilbert and Line islands.
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Honolulu
Pacific · United States
Pacific gateway with Japanese-influenced culture, serious dining, and beach access without leaving the US.
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Sydney
Pacific · Australia
Sydney travel guide to harbor ferries, coastal walks, Airport Link logistics, and the distinct food neighborhoods reached by train and metro.
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Melbourne
Pacific · Australia
Melbourne travel guide to CBD arcades, migration museums, current transit, and the distinct food districts reached along its rail and tram lines.
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